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Tap around that area and listen to how it sounds. Then tap outward to also listen to tone changes. If the transom is delaminated, the sound will be hollow sounding. Leather faced hammers are the best but a plastic faced hammer is easier to find. Metal faced hammers don't work as well. You can...

Does the gauge self test on power up? If not, check connections first. Although I usually don't like swapping parts, you might want to swap the tachs or if possible the rear harness connectors to see if the problem stays with the gauge (bad gauge) or stays with the engine ( bad connection or...

What style gauge? My initial though was a bad tach or hopefully an intermittent connection. Cheick ass connectors on the harness and grounds at the helm gauges. Maybe it's simple. Regarding the speedo; Is the source of speed data the pitot hole on the lower unit or a speedo wheel on the transom...

If there is a bracket, the general rule is a bit different. For each foot of offset, lower the lower unit about one inch higher than without a bracket. Whether or not to adjust for any floatation added by a bracket depends on the specific bracket. The goal is to not burry the ventilation plate...

If it is the deck mold or bulkhead, that is a fiberglass issue. It's structural. If it is the panel only, Starboard will do since that panel is not bonded to anything, it is screwed on. You have to open up the area to see what is going on. You will only get guesses here. Take photos and post...

Exactly how did Covid reposition your motor? :)

I don't remember exactly but I am pretty sure it was late 1990s, maybe 98 or 99. Ended up with a 2001 hull.

I don't know if Grady still uses balsa but historically, many many hulls and boat panels/lids/etc were balsa cored. When properly infused with epoxy resin, balsa is strong, light and waterproof. On the other hand the end grain of balsa is a super sponge if not sealed completely. That is why...

Is this a table related mounting or a seat pedestal?

Dennis, I have seen examples of what you are describing but I think most of those were trailers for lighter weight hulls. I see similar examples of roller trailers where the rollers extend pretty far past the trailer frame The important question is whether the trailer was designed like that (...

The balsa problem was not in the transom, it was in the aft sides of the hull above the water line. It was most likely a production issue caused by improper lamination of the skin to the core. Grady repaired some hulls in the field by cutting out the side section in question, re-coring and...

When I was looking for a 208, in 2006, I came across one and I had it surveyed. During the survey when the transom was tapped, the surveyor looked at me and asked if I wanted him to continue the survey. I realized what he was telling me and I walked away.

The issue is not so much delamination. It is balsa core rot. It is not all that easy to detect from the outside. If the core rots and develops a void between the inner and outer skin, a moisture test probably won't detect it. If the core is still there but wet, the meter should detect that A...

In theory if your bow eye to transom length is in the range specified for your trailer, that situation should not occur.

It's no the rapid changing of the water that harms some bait but rather the case where the livewell water swirls at too fast a speed. The fish have to keep up with the current and if too strong, the fist get tired and can't keep up. I said that they will drown but actually they can suffocate...

Ask the dealer you got the boat from for a recommendation. They should know best. But make sure what they recommend makes sense. They may give you what they can get and not exactly what you need. In general the steps to size a trailer are: Calculate the weight. Bare hull for the 235 is about...

It may or may not be from the radio cutout. More likely is is due to water wicking up from the deck. Regardless, putting something over it is not advised. I don't remember the exact config especially what the foot rest attaches to. I have removed the access panel several times and don't remember...

That makes sense. I thought that the wire was going to come out of one spot and into the second one . My confusion.

That's a good point! I may be confused about the volume point and should have only mentioned pressure. Then again, I am now not so sure that the static pressure of a livewell pump would be less than a washdown pump. hmmmmm

Why have you highlighted two areas? A cable for a transducer would run under the deck in a rigging tube I would think.